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Francesco Damiani vs Ray Mercer — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Francesco Damiani

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Ray Mercer

Francesco Damiani (30-2) and Ray Mercer (36-7-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Damiani

30

Wins24 KO · 80%

2

Losses

0

Draws32 tracked bouts

Mercer

36

Wins26 KO · 72%

7

Losses

1

Draw44 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Mercer leads 1–0

Francesco Damiani and Ray Mercer have met 1 time; Mercer leads 1–0.

Francesco Damiani and Ray Mercer have met 1 time; Mercer leads 1–0.
Met1991Jan 11Series
Francesco DamianiFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Ray MercerFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR91Meeting

The Numbers

Damiani 6 · Mercer 1 of 7 measurable rows
DamianiMercer
Record
30-2 (edge)36-7-1
Win %0–100%
93.8% (edge)
83%
Wins by knockoutmax 26
24
26 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
80% (edge)
72.22%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
80% (edge)
72%
Times stopped†levelmax 2
2
2
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
1
Bouts per year‡max 3.9
3.9 (edge)
2.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 44
32
44

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Height+2″
Francesco Damiani: 6′3″ (edge)
Ray Mercer: 6′1″
Reachnot held
Francesco Damiani: No reach on file
Ray Mercer: 77″
Age3 yrs apart
Francesco Damiani: 68
Ray Mercer: 65
Stance
Francesco Damiani: Orthodox
Ray Mercer: Orthodox

Francesco Damiani left, Ray Mercer right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Francesco Damiani30 wins · from 32 tracked bouts

Francesco Damiani: 30 tracked wins — 24 by KO/TKO (80%) and 6 on the cards (20%). Counted from 32 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

24 by KO/TKO 80%6 on the cards 20%

Ray Mercer36 wins · from 44 tracked bouts

Ray Mercer: 36 tracked wins — 26 by KO/TKO (72%) and 10 on the cards (28%). Counted from 44 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

26 by KO/TKO 72%10 on the cards 28%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Francesco Damiani 32, Ray Mercer 44 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 1

Damiani

Opponent

Mercer

  • Francesco Damiani

    Win, PTS

    1987

    RichardsonEven

    Ray Mercer

    Win, TKO 1

    1989

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Francesco Damiani last boxed on Apr 23, 1993 — 12,235 days ago. Damiani had won three in a row before losing by stoppage to Oliver McCall.LWWWL

Mercer Jan 1991Swindell Mar 1992Greer Apr 1992Page Sep 1992McCall Apr 19933.9 tracked bouts per year

Ray Mercer last boxed on Sep 5, 2008 — 6,621 days ago. Mercer had won once since losing a decision to Derric Rossy.WLWLW

Wilson Jun 2005Briggs Aug 2005Lindblad Sep 2007Rossy Jan 2008Hersisia Sep 20082.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Francesco Damiani and Ray Mercer ever fought each other?
Yes. Francesco Damiani and Ray Mercer met once on January 11, 1991, and Ray Mercer won by KO in round 9.
The meeting

LJan 11, 1991 · Mercer · KO R9

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Damiani or Mercer?
Francesco Damiani is 30-2 and Ray Mercer is 36-7-1. Francesco Damiani has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Damiani30–293.8%

Mercer36–7–183%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Damiani or Mercer?
Francesco Damiani has 24 knockout wins and Ray Mercer has 26. Ray Mercer has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Damiani2480%

Mercer2672.2%

The Numbers ↓
Do Damiani and Mercer have any common opponents?
Francesco Damiani and Ray Mercer share 1 common opponent: Eddie Richardson. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Shared opponent

Eddie RichardsonWW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Damiani or Mercer?
Francesco Damiani is the taller fighter at 190 cm, 5 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Damiani190 cm

Mercer185 cm196 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Damiani and Mercer?
This comparison is drawn from 32 bouts tracked for Francesco Damiani and 44 bouts tracked for Ray Mercer. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Damiani32bouts

Mercer44bouts

How They Win ↓

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